Amer-Ind (Sign Language)

Language Information

Hand Talk or North American Indian Sign Language, is an indigenous sign language historically used across the central part of North America.
: Extensively used across the central and western regions, including the Great Plains, parts of Texas, western Louisiana, Wyoming, Montana, and the Great Basin.Canada: Spoken northward across the plains into regions like Calgary and Alberta.Mexico: Historically documented and used in northeastern regions.
(including Oneida Sign Language)Plains Sign Talk / PISLGreat Basin Sign Language (spoken by groups like the Ute)Southwest Hand TalkWest Coast languages (such as those used by the Chumash)
Language Family
macro-family of regional variations.
Subgroup
Northeast Hand Talk (incl. Oneida Signs)